round and round and round we go ....

When I first learned about the Mrs. Globe Philippines
pageant, I shrugged it off as another one of those seemingly impossible
pageants where everyone is stick thin and utterly gorgeous. In my head, I had
visions of the Moms who were in posters that always looked perfect and
graceful. They were the ones who could do everything all at once and not even
break a sweat or a fingernail.

In short, they were the dream ... the impossible ones ...
the ones you only see in the movies or in this case, beauty pageants.

This was what I thought but I’m happy to say that I was
wrong. Boy, was I wrong.

Meeting the previous contestants and winners definitely changed
my mind ... and it was in a very positive way. I realized that they were just
your ordinary Moms with extra ordinary beauty that radiated not just from the
outside but also on the inside. They were your everyday Moms who had not so
ordinary skills within them that made them more than qualified to be Mrs. Globe
Philippines candidates.

Mrs. Globe Philippines is someone who is in love. Yes, she
is in love ... with herself. She knows what her worth is and what her value is.
She is someone who takes pride in how she looks and accepts that her body is no
longer perfect or scar free. She takes pride in all the little scars and
stretch marks because she knows that it is a testament of the life that she has
brought out into this world. She loves herself inspite of and despite of the imprecations
that people see in her. Mrs. Globe Philippines knows and accepts that she is
perfectly imperfect.

Mrs. Globe Philippines is someone who has weathered the
storm, rode out the waves, walked through the valley of death, and came out of
all of it standing stall with her chin held high. Yes, she may have cuts and
bruises emotionally and mentally but she knows that as long as she believes in
herself, she can survive everything. She is someone who has been pushed to the
ground and spat on, stood up, brushed the dirt off, and smiled because she knew
that every tear she has shed will add steel to her spine.

Mrs. Globe Philippines is someone who is kind and
compassionate but also knows when to say no and when to say stop. She is
someone who is giving but will not allow herself to be abused. She is someone
who understands but also knows when to reprimand. She is someone who has a
heart but also knows that sometimes, one must rule with a tight fist. She is
someone who knows balance ... and how balance can ensure that everything will
happen when its meant to happen and not a minute more.

Lastly, Mrs. Globe Philippines is someone who has morals, integrity,
kindness, and heart. She is someone who will uphold the moral values of a traditional
Filipina and at the same time, maintain the integrity that has come to be
expected of the modern Filipina. She is someone who will spread kindness to
everyone around her and will always see the heart in every situation. She is
someone who will lead not just with her emotions but also her brains. She will
be able to do this because she knows that in this world we live in ... everything
we do will come back to us in time, in one way or another. After all, the world
is a globe and round and round and round we go.